Episode eight of KanColle, titled “I’m Not A Hotel!,” is currently streaming on Crunchyroll for premium members. Free members can watch the same episode six days from now on March 4th.
The Fifth Mobile Fleet has barely survived an encounter with the Abyssals and have reached Truk Island to meet the other Fleet Girls.
I was surprised that Oi wasted no time in seducing Kitakami the moment that they reached Truk Island’s shore, but it was funnier when the attempt ended in failure because of a surprise visit from a tree python.
The appearance of Yamato at the start was interesting because she shares Akagi’s enchanting aura, but has a geisha-like appearance. I love the character design behind Yamato because it gives her a unique sense of individuality.
I could only go “OMFG, holy s—t” when I saw that eating heartily at mealtime equated to the Fleet Girls resupplying their weapons and ammunition. This made me wonder why some of the character had big appetites.
The bathhouses serve as the “repair docks” and the dining areas serve as the “supply depots” for the Fleet Girls. I can guess that the “supply depot” is a food glutton’s dream come true because you can eat so much without gaining extra weight.
I was surprised even more when I saw that the base had ramune, which I guess acts as “fuel” for the Fleet Girls.
Ramune is a lightly carbonated soda in Japan if you did not know. I find it awesome that you can “refuel” yourself by chugging down some ramune. That means I can add one more reason I think that ramune is the perfect soda in existence.
The contrast between the Naval District base and the Truk Island base surprised me because the former looks like a normal Western European school and the latter looks like a five-star luxury hotel. I loved Oi’s response when Fubuki made the hotel comparison.
At least Oi is consistent, which you have to respect.
It was surprising to learn that Yamato is the strongest Fleet Girl and yet has never seen actual combat. I was surprised even more that Yamato’s existence has been hidden for strategic reasons, which is understandable because you don’t want to lose her to the Abyssal Fleet.
I respect Fubuki for using her own time to get the mystery behind Yamato’s life in seclusion.
Yamato reveals that she gets hungry once she steps on water, which is understandable. It made me realize why Yamato has not seen combat as she takes up a lot of fuel just to move around. This is an example of the Fleet Girls’ abilities being the equivalent to the ships they are named after.
The episode shows that Yamato is powerful, but has the critical weakness of fuel capacity and consumption.
This also explains why Yamato has a larger appetite than Akagi does.
As if I thought that was surprising enough, Nagato shows her vulnerable feminine side when nobody is looking. I had no idea that Nagato was capable of showing vulnerability let alone that amount.
Fubuki amazes me because she strives to become better and that includes increasing her intelligence, which is shown by using a loophole that allows Yamato to sail the sea. That loophole prevents Fubuki from getting into trouble Nagato and preventing Yamato from burning up fuel.
This happened at an ideal time because it allowed Fubuki’s group to intercept the Abyssal fighters before they can attack Truk Island.
The battle paralleled actual naval combat because you may need to use a large ship with the big guns, but must find a way around the consequences. Yamato is powerful, but she uses lot of fuel and resources. If she got damaged, then everybody else would be f—ked.
Fubuki proves that she can find solutions.
